The Case For War As Weak Today As It Was Before
Simon Crean’s ill-fated term as federal Labor leader is barely remembered these days. In a…More
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Hockey's Romney Moment, And His Declaration Of War
When you’re in a hole, the old saying goes, stop digging. It’s a hoary cliché…More
The Problem With Baird's Privatisation Plan
The New South Wales government of Mike Baird wants to sell off half of the…More
Ballooning Military Spending Comes At A Cost
“We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms,”…More
Victorian Parliamentary Circus Remains A Shaw Thing
You’ve got to hand it to Victorian MLA Geoff Shaw. He certainly makes state politics…More
A Bolt From The Blue Sends The Govt Off Message
An unpopular prime minister, languishing in the polls. A charismatic former leader, who appears to…More
Students Are Right To Rage Over Debt
Another day, another student protest. This one was in Melbourne’s CBD, where a small group…More
Sending All The Wrong Signals
Price signals. You’ve heard a lot about these curious indicators lately. Treasurer Joe Hockey is…More
How To End The Deficit Without Screwing The Poor
Mark Twain said that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. So, too, for New…More
The Rich And The Rhetoric Won The Day
Joe Hockey’s much-leaked first budget promised wholesale surgery to the Australian body politic. It has…More